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lJ. D. BILLINGS.

(No Model.)

HORSBSHOB.

Patented Nov. 15,1881.

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\ do hereby declare the when the baris bent into UMTED FSTATES JOHN D. BILLINes, or New YORK, N. Y.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 249,573, dated November 1881. Application filed April 26, 188i. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. citizen ofthe United States, York, in the county of New York and lState of/New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Horseshoes; and I following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part o-f this specification. l y

This invention relates to a horseshoe having a continuous calkeXtending from heel to heel, and is an improvement on my patent ofthe United States, No. 228,974, dated June 22, 1880. That patent describes a T-shaped bar, the body of the T serving as a continuous ealk a shoe; but the ealk being uniform in width on its face, it wears down more rapidly at the toe, where the fric- BILLINGs, a residing at New tion is greatest, than at the quarters and heels,

-the' heels, whereby it is adapted so that the shoe becomes uneven before it is worn out.

The object of this invention is to furnish ahorseshoe with a continuous calk which will wear even ly overits entire face. To this end the continuous calk is made of varying width, being widest at the toe and tapering thence to to sustain the varying friction incident to the diiferentparts of the shoe.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a portion of a horseshoebar adapted to form a shoe of this character. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionvthrough the center of the bar. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the oompleted shoe, `showing a porti-on of `one side broken off. Fig. 4 is a view of the bottom side of the shoe.

The bar, of proper length and size, is rolled from bar iron or` steel in the form approximately of the letter L inverted, the body A being provided onl one side with a grooved 'is about half an inch broad level, forming a ever, be trimmed oi' somewhat at the heels.

The clip c is swaged up at the front ofthe shoe. The groove in the ilange R serves as the fullering-groove, and is of such form and depth as to prevent theheads of the nails from becoming loose by the concussions of the shoe against the pavement. ner edge, as shown atb, prevents the accumulation of snow and ice. The lower face or calk at the toe and about a quarter otan inch broad at the heels, being tapered, as shown at a, from points about one inch and a half distant from the center on either side to the heels. These dimen' Ysions may vary as the quality of the material or size of the shoe Vmay require.

By this construction the quantity of material is so apportioned to the friction as to equalize the wear and prevent the shoe from becoming uneven, thus greatly increasing the durability of the shoe withoutincreasing its weight.

What is claimed as the invention isl. A horseshoehaving a continuous tapered calk diminishing in width from near the toe to the heels, substantially as described.

calk diminishing in Width from near the toe to the heels, and beveled on itsinner edge from the upper face of the shoe to the lower face of the calk, substantially as described.

3. A horseshoe havingailat upper face and a continuous beveled and tapering calk, substantially as described.

' JOHN D. BILLINGS. Witnesses:

GHARLEs H. BILLINGs, A A. R. llnnnnn'r.`

The bevel of the in-V 8o 2. A horseshoe having a continuous tapered 

